Seasons since 2014 / 2018 / Ball State
BALL 2018 Ball State
Ball State finished the 2018 season with a CFB Market price of 51.69, No. 126 of 130 FBS teams. It opened at 45.08 and closed up 14.7%.
OPEN (PRESEASON)
45.08
CLOSE
51.69
HIGH (W7)
54.08
LOW (PRE)
45.08
FINAL RANK
126 of 130
Biggest gain: +6.0% in W2 (L 16-24 at Notre Dame). Biggest drop: -3.1% in W9 (L 14-52 at Ohio).
Week by week
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Close | Wk % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| W1 | vs Central Connecticut FCS | W 42-6 | 45.98 | +2.0% |
| W2 | at Notre Dame BIGGEST GAIN | L 16-24 | 48.74 | +6.0% |
| W3 | at Indiana | L 10-38 | 49.02 | +0.6% |
| W4 | vs Western Kentucky | L 20-28 | 49.19 | +0.3% |
| W5 | vs Kent State | W 52-24 | 51.59 | +4.9% |
| W6 | vs Northern Illinois | L 16-24 | 51.45 | -0.3% |
| W7 | at Central Michigan | W 24-23 | 54.08 | +5.1% |
| W8 | vs Eastern Michigan | L 20-42 | 52.79 | -2.4% |
| W9 | at Ohio BIGGEST DROP | L 14-52 | 51.14 | -3.1% |
| W10 | at Toledo | L 13-45 | 50.24 | -1.8% |
| W11 | Bye | 50.24 | +0.0% | |
| W12 | vs Western Michigan | W 42-41 | 52.14 | +3.8% |
| W13 | at Miami (OH) | L 21-42 | 51.69 | -0.9% |
Mid-American, 2018. P1 to P4 are 7-day postseason windows. Weekly % combines every game that week. A few pregame ratings against FCS opponents were filled from the team's adjacent games.